[steve-o]

pokey def check out the website I linked, their reviews are really indepth and cover almost every camera thats been produced

the main thing for stuff like ebay is to have good lighting
I said ages ago in my collection thread that I'd get around to doing a tutorial for taking photos of shoes on a budget... might have to get that happening again

[pokey27]

Will do and thanks for your help/info steve
I sorted out the bad lighting thing ..its basically only close ups my camera struggles (like taking pics of codes/writing on tongues,smaller items)
No real rush to get one as im getting by with what i got it was mainly the fact that the sales are on everywhere right now so best time to get one and save some wedge if i'd only be buying one anyways.

[steve-o]

are you switching the camera to macro mode? hehe

also better to illuminate something small with a lamp than with the camera flash

[Jumanji84]

My camera is pretty fooked too check this out, does this 9 out of 10 times. Im looking for the same type of use as you are pokey... couple of ebay pics trainers maybe a hill or tree or whatever folk take photos of these days.

[GeeBee]

+1 for the Panasonic Lumix
Had a DMC-FZ7 for about three years ago and very happy with it.

[ez-1]

+1 for Panasonic. I got my GF1 some months ago and it is fucking awesome.
If you want a cheap camera I could sell one of my old ones. Fujifilm FinePix S5700 does really good closeups. Let me know if you are interested.

[flyingcod]

GB - do you take most of your pics in simple mode or can you do arty farty stuff with ya looomix? Any tipss?

I'm still working out how to use mine properly.

fc can take a pic of traffic at night, all wavey like